This is a link page for towns in Wales. In England, Wales and Northern Ireland, a town is any settlement which has received a charter of incorporation, more commonly known as a town charter, approved by the monarch. For convenience, cities have also been listed, marked in bold. Ronda, Spain Main street in Bastrop, Texas, United States, a small town A town is a community of people ranging from a few hundred to several thousands, although it may be applied loosely even to huge metropolitan areas. ... This article is about the country. ... In the United Kingdom and Canada a Royal Charter is a charter granted by the Sovereign on the advice of the Privy Council, which creates or gives special status to an incorporated body. ... For other uses, see Monarch (disambiguation). ...

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Aberaeron, Aberdare, Abergavenny, Abergele, Abertillery, Aberystwyth, Amlwch, Ammanford Aberaeron is a seaside town in Ceredigion, Wales between Aberystwyth and Cardigan and is home to the headquarters of Ceredigion County Council. ... Caradog statue in Victoria Square For other uses, see Aberdare (disambiguation). ... , Abergavenny (Welsh: ), meaning Mouth of the River Gavenny, is a town in the principal area of Sir Fynwy, Cymru / Monmouthshire, Wales. ... Abergele is an old Roman trading town, situated near the north Wales coast between the popular holiday resorts of Colwyn Bay and Rhyl, in the county borough of Conwy, traditional county of Denbighshire. ... View from the back of Adam Street in Abertillery, March 2000. ... , Aberystwyth (IPA: , South Welsh: ) (in English: Mouth of the Ystwyth) is a historic market town, administrative centre and holiday resort within Ceredigion, Wales. ... Amlwch is the most Northerly town in Wales. ... Ammanford (Welsh: Rhydaman) is the fourth largest town in the county of Carmarthenshire, Wales with a population 5,299 according to the 2001 census. ...

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Bala, Bangor, Bargoed, Barmouth, Barry, Beaumaris, Bethesda, Betws-y-Coed, Blaenau Ffestiniog, Blaenavon, Blackwood, Blaina, Brecon, Bridgend, Briton Ferry, Brynmawr, Buckley, Builth Wells, Burry Port Bala is a market town in Gwynedd, Wales, formerly an urban district of Merionethshire. ... Bangor, in north Wales, is one of the smallest cities in the United Kingdom. ... Bargoed (Welsh: Bargod) is a town in the Rhymney Valley, one of the South Wales Valleys. ... Barmouth (Welsh: Abermaw (formal); Y Bermo (colloquial)) is a town in the administrative county of Gwynedd, traditional county of Merionethshire, north-western Wales, lying on the estuary of the River Mawddach and Cardigan Bay. ... Barry (Welsh: ) is a town in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. ... The Royal Borough of Beaumaris is the former county town of the island of Anglesey and is located on the shore of the eastern entrance to the Menai Straits - the tidal waterway separating Anglesey from the coast of North Wales. ... Bethesda is a town lying on the River Ogwen and the A5 road in Snowdonia, north Wales, affectionately called Pesda by the locals. ... Village sign Betws-y-Coed is a village in the county borough of Conwy, within the traditional borders of Caernarfonshire, North Wales. ... Blaenau Ffestiniog, seen from Moelwyn Bach, showing the large waste heaps that dominate the town. ... Blaenavon (Welsh: Blaenafon) is a town and World Heritage Site in southern Wales, lying at the source of the Afon Llwyd. ... Blackwood (Welsh: Coed Duon) is a small town in South Wales on the River Sirhowy. ... Blaina is a small town, situated deep within the South Wales Valleys between Brynmawr and Abertillery. ... The Monmouthshire & Brecon Canal basin at Brecon, the starting point of the Taff Trail. ... Bridgend (Welsh: Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr) is a town in the traditional county of Glamorgan and the main town in the county borough of Bridgend in south Wales. ... Briton Ferry (Welsh: Llansawel) is a town in the county borough of Neath Port Talbot, traditional county of Glamorgan, south Wales It lies on the River Neath and Swansea Bay. ... See also Bryn Mawr (disambiguation) for other places with this name. ... For other uses, see Buckley (disambiguation). ... Builth Wells (Welsh: ) is a town in Powys, traditional county of Brecknockshire, mid Wales, lying on the River Wye. ... Burry Port (Welsh: Porth Tywyn) is a small town five miles outside the larger centre of Llanelli in Carmarthenshire, Wales, lying on the Loughor estuary. ...

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Caernarfon, Caerphilly, Caldicot, Cardiff, Cardigan, Carmarthen, Chepstow, Chirk, Colwyn Bay, Connah's Quay, Conwy, Corwen, Cowbridge, Criccieth, Crickhowell, Cwmbran Caernarfon (the original Welsh spelling is now almost always used in preference to the anglicised forms, Caernarvon or Carnarvon) is a royal town in north-west Wales. ... Liam is a legend and lives in trecenydd Caerphilly (Welsh: Caerffili) is a town in South Wales, located at the bottom of the Rhymney Valley, with a population of approximately 31,000. ... Caldicot is the name of more than one place: Caldicot, Monmouthshire Caldicot, Buckinghamshire Caldicot Castle, Monmouthshire See also: Caldecote, Caldecott. ... This article is about the capital city of Wales. ... Cardigan (Welsh: Aberteifi) is the traditional county town of Cardiganshire (Ceredigion) in west Wales. ... Carmarthen (Welsh Caerfyrddin - caer fort + Myrddin Moridunum, Merlin (origin disputed)) is the county town of Carmarthenshire, Wales. ... , Chepstow (Welsh: Cas-gwent) is a border town straddling the Wales—England (Monmouthshire—Gloucestershire) border, situated at the confluence of the River Wye and River Severn on the Severns west bank. ... St Marys Parish Church Aqueduct of Chirk, John Sell Cotman, c. ... Colwyn Bay at sunset Colwyn Bay (Welsh: Bae Colwyn) is a town and seaside resort on the coast of the Irish Sea in North Wales. ... Connahs Quay (Welsh: Cei Connah) is the largest town in Flintshire, north Wales, lying on the River Dee. ... This article is about the town. ... Corwen is a town in the administrative county of Denbighshire, traditional county of Merionethshire, north Wales, lying on the River Dee. ... Cowbridge (Welsh: Y Bont-faen) is a market town in the Vale of Glamorgan, south Wales. ... Criccieth (Welsh Cricieth) is a town on the Llŷn or Lleyn peninsula in Gwynedd, traditional county of Caernarfonshire, north Wales. ... Crickhowell (Welsh: Crughywel or Crucywel) is a town in Powys, traditional county of Brecknockshire, mid Wales. ... , Cwmbran (Welsh: Cwmbrân) is a new town in southern Wales, established in the 1950s to provide new employment in the south eastern portion of the South Wales Coalfield. ...

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Denbigh, Dolgellau This is about a town in Wales. ... Dolgellau (pronounced , occasionally ) is a market town in Gwynedd, north-west Wales, lying on the River Wnion, a tributary of the Mawddach. ...

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Ebbw Vale For the Ebbw Vale in Australia, see Ebbw Vale railway station, Brisbane. ...

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Ffestiniog, Fishguard, Flint Llan Ffestiniog, also known as Ffestiniog or Llan is a small town in Gwynedd, traditional county of Merionethshire, north Wales, lying south of Blaenau Ffestiniog. ... Lower Fishguard Fishguard (Welsh: = Mouth of the River Gwaun) is a coastal town in Pembrokeshire, Wales, with a population of 3,300 (est. ... , Flint (Welsh: ) is a town in Flintshire, North Wales, lying on the estuary of the River Dee. ...

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Glanamman, Glynneath, Gorseinon , Glanamman (Welsh: ) is a small town lying on the River Amman in Carmarthenshire, Wales. ... Glynneath (alternatively Glyn-Neath, Welsh: Glyn-nedd), is a small town in the county borough of Neath Port Talbot, traditional county of Glamorgan, south Wales, lying on the River Neath. ... Gorseinon is the name of an electoral ward, a community and a town in the City and County of Swansea, South Wales. ...

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Harlech, Haverfordwest, Hawarden, Hay-on-Wye, Holyhead, Holywell Harlech is a town and seaside resort in North Wales, lying on Tremadog Bay, and within the Snowdonia National Park. ... Haverfordwest (Welsh: Hwlffordd) is the county town of Pembrokeshire, in south-west Wales. ... Hawarden (pronounced Harden; Welsh: Penarlâg) is a small town in Flintshire, north Wales, a few miles from the city of Chester. ... Second-hand bookshop at Hay-on-Wye Hay-on-Wye (Welsh: Y Gelli Gandryll or Y Gelli), often described as the town of books, is a market town in Brecknockshire, Wales, very close to the border with England, within the Brecon Beacons National Park. ... Holyhead (Welsh: Caergybi, the fort of St. ... Holywell (Welsh: ) is the fifth largest town in Flintshire, north Wales, lying to the west of the estuary of the River Dee. ...

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Kidwelly, Knighton Kidwelly (Welsh: Cydweli) is a town in Carmarthenshire, west Wales. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

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Lampeter, Laugharne, Llandeilo, Llandovery, Llandrindod Wells, Llandudno, Llandysul, Llanelli, Llanfair Caereinion, Llanfairfechan, Llanfyllin, Llangefni, Llangollen, Llanidloes, Llanrwst, Llantrisant, Llantwit Major, Llanwrtyd Wells, Loughor Lampeter (Welsh: Llanbedr Pont Steffan, or more informally, Llambed) is a town in Ceredigion, Wales, United Kingdom, lying at the confluence of the River Teifi and the River Dulas. ... Dylan Thomass boathouse and the Heron-Priested Shore Laugharne (Welsh: Talacharn) is a town in Carmarthenshire, Wales, lying on the estuary of the River Tâf. ... Llandeilo is a town in Carmarthenshire, west Wales, situated at the crossing of the River Tywi by the A483 on an elegant stone bridge. ... Llandovery (Welsh: Llanymddyfri) is a market town in Carmarthenshire, Wales, lying on the River Tywi and the A40 road. ... Llandrindod Wells (Welsh: Llandrindod), known locally as Llandod, is a town in mid Wales. ... , This article is about the town in Wales. ... Llandysul is a market town in the Welsh county of Ceredigion, with the twin community of Pont Tyweli, which lies directly across the Teifi River in Carmarthenshire. ... For the parliamentary constituency of Llanelli, see Llanelli (UK Parliament constituency) For the Llanelli Rural area, see Llanelli Rural Llanelli (English: ), the largest town in the county of Carmarthenshire and West Wales, sits on the Burry estuary on the west Wales coast, approximately 13 miles west of the city of... Llanfair Caereinion is a small town in Powys in eastern Wales upon the River Einion (also known as the River Banwy). ... Llanfairfechan is a town in the county borough of Conwy, traditional county of Caernarfonshire, north Wales, lying on the north coast and the A55 road. ... Llanfyllin is a small town in Powys, traditional county of Montgomeryshire, mid Wales, lying on the River Cain by the Berwyn Mountains. ... Llangefni, population 17,000, is the county town of Anglesey in Wales and contains the principal offices of Anglesey County Council. ... Llangollen (IPA: ) is a small town in Denbighshire, north-east Wales, situated on the River Dee and on the edge of the Berwyn mountains. ... {{|Population= 2314 |Place= Llanidloes |Council= Powys |Traditional= Montgomeryshire |Ceremonial= Powys |Constituency= Montgomeryshire |PostalTown= LLANIDLOES |PostCode= SY18 |DiallingCode= +44-1686 (4) |GridReference= SN954844 |OldMapsYear= 1891 |OldMapsEasting= 295500 |OldMapsNorthing= 284500 |OldMapsCounty= 10montg511 |Police= Dyfed-Powys Police }} Llanidloes is a town in Powys, traditional county of Montgomeryshire, mid Wales. ... Llanrwst (pronounced , or approximately hlanROOST) is a small town and Community on the A470 road and the River Conwy in the county borough of Conwy, traditional county of Denbighshire, North Wales. ... Llantrisant is a town in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taff, traditional county of Glamorgan, south Wales, lying on the River Ely and the River Clun. ... View From Llantwit Major Beach Across The Bristol Channel Llantwit Major (Welsh: Llanilltud Fawr -- llan church enclosure + Illtud + mawr great) is a small coastal town and community in the Vale of Glamorgan, South Wales, lying on the Bristol Channel coast. ... Llanwrtyd Wells (Welsh: Llanwrtyd) is a small town in Powys, in the traditional county of Brecknockshire, mid Wales, lying on the River Irfon. ... Loughor (Welsh: Casllwchwr) is a town in the city of Swansea, traditional county of Glamorgan, south Wales. ...

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Machynlleth, Maerdy, Maesteg, Menai Bridge, Merthyr Tydfil, Milford Haven, Mold, Monmouth, Montgomery , Machynlleth (pronounced ; sometimes abbreviated to Mach) is a market town in the traditional county of Montgomeryshire (Sir Drefaldwyn), north Powys in Wales. ... Maerdy is a town in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taff, traditional county of Glamorgan, south Wales, lying at the head of the Rhondda Fach Valley. ... Maesteg is a Welsh town located at the northernmost end of the Llynfi Valley in the north of the Welsh county borough of Bridgend (Pen-y-Bont ar Ogwr) in the traditional county of Glamorgan (Morgannwg). ... Menai Bridge (Welsh: ) is a town on the island of Anglesey in Wales. ... Merthyr Tydfil (Welsh: ) is a town and county borough in Wales, with a population of about 55,000. ... This article is about the town. ... Mold (Welsh: ) is a town in Flintshire, Wales, on the River Alyn. ... Monmouth (Welsh: Trefynwy) is a town in south Wales, county town of the historic county of Monmouthshire. ... Montgomery (Welsh: ) is the county town of Montgomeryshire, lying in Powys, Wales. ...

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Nantyglo, Narberth, Neath, Newborough, Newcastle Emlyn, Newport, Newport (Pembrokeshire), New Quay, Newtown, Neyland For the borough in the USA with a similar name, see Nanty-Glo, Pennsylvania. ... map of Narberth from 1952 Narberth (Welsh: Arberth) is a town in Pembrokeshire, Wales. ... Image:Neatharms. ... Newborough (Welsh: Niwbwrch) is a village in the south-western corner of Anglesey, Wales. ... Newcastle Emlyn (Welsh: Castell Newydd Emlyn) is a town, straddling Ceredigion (Cardiganshire) and Carmarthenshire in west Wales (though officially it is in Carmarthenshire), lying on the River Teifi. ... For other uses, see Newport (disambiguation). ... Newport (Welsh: Trefdraeth) is a town in Pembrokeshire, Wales, lying on the River Nevern (Welsh: Afon Nyfer) in the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park. ... New Quay (Welsh: Cei Newydd) is a seaside town in Ceredigion, Wales, lying on Cardigan Bay. ... Newtown town centre Newtown (Welsh: ) is a town with a population of 10,541 (1993) lying on the River Severn in Mid Wales. ... Neyland is a town in Pembrokeshire, Wales, lying on the River Cleddau and the upstream end of the Milford Haven estuary. ...

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Pembroke, Pembroke Dock, Penarth, Pencoed, Penmaenmawr, Pontardawe, Pontypool, Pontypridd, Porth, Porthcawl, Porthmadog, Port Talbot, Prestatyn, Presteigne, Pwllheli Pembroke (Welsh: Penfro) is the traditional county town of Pembrokeshire in west Wales. ... Pembroke Dock (Welsh: Doc Penfro) is a town in South Pembrokeshire, Wales, lying north of Pembroke at the end of Milford Haven. ... , Penarth (Welsh: pen head, + garth cliff or hill, or arth bear) is a town in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, lying on the north shore of the Severn estuary, and at the southern end of Cardiff Bay. ... Pencoed (pronounced Pen-coyd or Pen-code, in English meaning End or Head of the wood), is a town in the county borough of Bridgend, traditional county of Glamorgan, south Wales, mid-way between Wales two largest cities of Cardiff and Swansea. ... Penmaenmawr is a town in the county borough of Conwy, traditional county of Caernarfonshire, north Wales. ... Looking north over Pontardawe Pontardawe (Welsh for bridge on the River Tawe) is a town in the Swansea valley (Welsh: Cwmtawe) in the county borough of Neath Port Talbot, traditional county of Glamorgan, south Wales. ... Pontypool (Welsh: Pont-y-pŵl) is a town of approximately 36,000 people in the traditional county of Monmouthshire, southern Wales. ... , Pontypridd is a town in Glamorgan, Wales, in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf. ... For other uses, see Porth (disambiguation). ... Porthcawl is a town of around 16,000 on the south Wales coast in the county borough of Bridgend, traditional county of Glamorgan. ... Porthmadog, (Pronounced Port Madock), known locally as Port, is a small coastal town located in Gwynedd, in north-west Wales, traditionally part of Caernarfonshire. ... Port Talbot (Welsh: Aberafan or Porth Talbot) is an industrial town in the traditional county of Glamorgan, south Wales, with a population of approximately 50,000. ... , Prestatyn is a seaside resort in Denbighshire, North Wales, lying on the north coast. ... , Presteigne (Welsh: ) was the county town of the traditional county of Radnorshire. ... Pwllheli is the main market town of the Llŷn Peninsula in Gwynedd, north-western Wales. ...

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Queensferry Queensferry is a town in Flintshire, north Wales, lying on the River Dee near the border with England. ...

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Rhayader, Rhuddlan, Rhyl, Ruthin, Risca, Rhws The A470 passing through Rhayader Rhayader (Welsh: ) is a busy and historic market town in Mid Wales. ... Rhuddlan is a town in the administrative county of Denbighshire, traditional county of Flintshire, north Wales, lying on the River Clwyd. ... Rhyl (IPA: Welsh: Y Rhyl) is a seaside town located on the Irish Sea, with a population of roughly 35,000 including the suburbs of Kimnel Bay and Rhuddlan, in the county of Denbighshire (formerly Flintshire), northeast Wales, at the mouth of the River Clwyd (Welsh: Afon Clwyd). ... Clock tower on St Peters Square Ruthin (Welsh: Rhuthun), pronounced RITH-in (IPA ), is the county town of Denbighshire in North Wales located at UK National grid reference SJ127584, approx. ... Alternate meanings: see Risca (disambiguation). ...

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St Asaph, St Clears, St David's, Saltney, Shotton, Swansea St Asaph (Welsh: Llanelwy) is a town in Denbighshire, Wales on the River Elwy. ... St Clears (Welsh: Sanclêr) is a small town on the River Taf in Carmarthenshire, west Wales. ... St Davids (Welsh: Tyddewi) is the smallest city in the United Kingdom, with a population of under 2,000 people. ... Saltney is a small town in Flintshire, Wales,the name is derived from the former salt marshes on which it is built, lying on the River Dee. ... Shotton can refer to: Shotton, Peterlee, County Durham, England Shotton, Sedgefield, County Durham, England Shotton, Flintshire, Wales This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... For other places with the same name, see Swansea (disambiguation). ...

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Talgarth, Tenby, Tonypandy, Tredegar, Tregaron, Treorchy, Tywyn Talgarth is a small town in the traditional county of Brecknockshire, south Powys, mid Wales, with a population of around 1,800 people. ... Harbour of Tenby in Nov, 2001 Tenby (Welsh: Dinbych-y-Pysgod, little town of the fishes) is a walled seaside town in Pembrokeshire, West Wales, lying on Carmarthen Bay. ... Tonypandy is a town in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taff, traditional county of Glamorgan, south Wales, lying in the Rhondda Fawr Valley. ... Tredegar is a town in the county borough of Blaenau Gwent, traditional county of Monmouthshire, lying on the Sirhowy River in southern Wales, United Kingdom. ... Tregaron is a market town in Ceredigion (Cardiganshire), mid Wales, lying on the river Brennig a tributary of the River Teifi. ... , Treorchy (Welsh: Treorci) is a village, although it used to be and still has characteristics of a town, in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taff, traditional county of Glamorgan, South Wales, lying in the Rhondda Fawr Valley. ... Tywyn (formerly Towyn) is a town lying on Cardigan Bay on the west coast of north Wales a mile away from the mouth of the Afon Dysynni and known as a seaside resort. ...

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Welshpool, Whitland, Wrexham Welshpool Town Hall Welshpool (Welsh: ) is a town in Powys, Wales, only 4 miles (6 km) from the border with England. ... Whitland (in Welsh Y Hendy Gwyn) is a small town in Carmarthenshire, Wales, lying on the River Taf. ... , Wrexham (Welsh: Wrecsam) is a large (former industrial) town, conurbation and principal area of Wales lying in north-eastern part of the country. ...

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Ystradgynlais Ystradgynlais is a town on the River Tawe in south west Powys, Wales. ...

See also

• List of towns in England, Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland
• List of burghs in Scotland
• List of cities in the United Kingdom